The Nature of an Infant's Attachment to Its Caregivers Is

question 155

Multiple Choice

The nature of an infant's attachment to its caregivers is primarily a function of

• A)its genetic inheritance.
• B)parental treatment.
• C)which of Piaget's stages of development it has achieved.
• D)the degree of contact comfort it has experienced from noncaregivers.

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